I am a black conservative and Armstrong Williams has lost his credibility with me, and so have any other pundits who got paid by the White House. It's shameful to pretend that you are an independent commentator when you are being secretly paid to promote policy. And it's shameful for the White House to solicit that kind of support.
In both Laura' s speech and the Williams situation, Malkin and I utilize "the other shoe test." I would have slammed the Clinton, Gore, or (heaven forbid) Kerry Administration for doing the same. To do less would make us hypocrites for real -- not in the way you've trumped up charges against Malkin.
And note, I'm not defending the contract, per se, but it doesn't help criticizing someone's credibility when you then turn around and play fast and loose with the facts.
Which still matter in my book.
Armstrong wasn't paid by the White House. Armstrong was paid by a Communications company that was employed by the Department of Education.
It's shameful to pretend that you are an independent commentator when you are being secretly paid to promote policy.
Armstrong was paid to run advertisements on his Radio show. Armstrong wasn't paid to promote policy on the non advertising portion of his show. Paid advertisements by their nature are not -- secret.
You get your news from Malkin and others in the MSM, don't you? How else could you be so wrong...so often.
And it's shameful for the White House to solicit that kind of support.
The propaganda keeps coming from you. You should be ashamed.